Gary V's Interview Mishap
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Sam Parr shares a story about an awkward start to his interview on Gary Vaynerchuk's podcast.
"I went to New York to be on Gary Vaynerchuk's podcast. When I got there early morning, we sat down with an audience of about 5-10 people. I had Adam with me, and Gary had his entourage.
Gary just looks at me and goes 'Alright, go.' I looked at Adam and said 'Gary, I think you're interviewing me.' He goes 'Oh, I am?' I turned to Adam and asked 'Is that right?' Adam confirmed that's what we had set up.
Gary was like 'Oh okay, so tell me about who you are.' After that, it was good, it was great. Despite the awkward start, Gary was totally nice and low-key at first - not like his usual high-energy self. He knew who I was and knew our company, but we had never met before."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.